Why Student-Athletes?

We recognize that success in the classroom is equally or more important than success on the baseball field. PSL strives to provide our student-athletes with the resources they need to succeed in all aspects of their life, from middle school to high school and beyond.

Academic Support

Currently, our academic support is focused on our high school players through our College Assist program; we have plans to expand this program both to a higher number of high school players and to provide after school study tables for our middle school players.

College Assist at PSL was founded in 2015 through a Providence Community Development Block Grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Couches and qualified adults work with our student-athletes to provide homework help, assistance with college applications, and connections to collegiate baseball scouts. Our ideal role is to support our players as student-athletes not only as PSL players, but also into college and beyond.

In the coming year, we hope to partner with College Visions, a local nonprofit, to expand services to our high-school players and allow our coaches and volunteers to work with middle school players, building their academic background as early as possible and thus increasing their chances of successful collegiate enrollment.

Leadership Development

Our student-athletes are proud members of the Providence community, and we work to teach them the responsibilities that go hand in hand with being a community member. Players are required to attend community service events to stay in good standing with the team. If you are interested in hosting a community service event, please contact Kennedy Arias at kennedyarias@gmail.com.